Welcome to Elk County Pennsylvania History and Genealogy Elk County was created on April 18, 1843 from parts of Jefferson, Clearfield and McKean Counties and named for the Elk which inhabited the region. Its county seat is Ridgway. THIS COUNTY IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION If you have the desire to help transcribe genealogical data and place it online for the free use of all researchers, contact Nancy to become a host. Volunteer Information is available here. This County currently does not have a host. This means that there is no one available to help answer your questions about this county's history or to help you with your family's genealogy within this county. WE REGRET THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU.

Elk County Data Online Recent Updates March 2013: Bio - William Dale - Submitted by M.K.Krogman. October 2012: The History of Elk County, Pennsylvania - [Source: AN INLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, By WILLIAM H. EGLE] April 2012: News: Harry Hutchinson and Wife Crushed to Death - Contributed by Terry Dicken February 2012: Obituaries and Death Notices: Wm. J. B. Andrews; John B. Ryan Blakely; Mrs. Josephine Blakely; John J. Reed; William Taylor, Jr., Marriage Notices: Hemmenway-Campbell, Wilbur-Barrett, Mead-Thayer, Miller-Whitenack, Winslow-Obryan

BIOGRAPHIES Miscellaneous Biographies

COURT RECORDS Petition to vacate the appointment of Barton A. Moore as guardian of Grace, Lillian, Daniel and Jannetta Leach - Submitted by Kim Torp

DEATHS Obituaries and Death Notices

HISTORY The History of Elk County, Pennsylvania: THE TOWNSHIP OF RIDGWAY - FORMATION OF COUNTY - LOCATION OF COUNTY SEAT - PIONEER ROADS, SETTLERS, COURTS, OFFICERS, LAWYERS, CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS - JUDGE GILLIS - RIDGWAY - DR. A. M. CLARKE -EARLY HOME OF THE WILD PIGEON- OTHER SETTLERS - THE BOROUGH OF ST. MARY'S - Source:  A Pioneer Outline History of Northwestern Pennsylvania By William J. McKight, MD The History of Elk County, Pennsylvania - [Source: AN INLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, By WILLIAM H. EGLE]

MARRIAGES Wedding Announcements and Marriage Notices  Hemmenway-Campbell, Wilbur-Barrett, Mead-Thayer, Miller-Whitenack, Winslow-Obryan

NEWSPAPERS Miscellaneous News Paper Articles From the Past   Harry English and the shooting of Frank Warnith and Phillip Vollmer   On April 17, 1880, Harry English shot Frank Warnith and Phillip Vollmer when they tried to arrest him. Both later died.  These articles cover the shooting, his arrest and acquittal for murder.

MILITARY  World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel - Transcribed by Tammy Clark Korean and Vietnam War Casualties - Transcribed by Tammy Clark